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Berkshire Hathaway Class A

754 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.4B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class A in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 22.03%24.11% (+2.1%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 768754 (-14)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9086 (-4)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34.3B → $32.4B (-$1.88B)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 114

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 32

Holders
754
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-1.82%
% of All Funds
20.09%
Holding in Top 10
86
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.44%
% of All Funds
2.29%
New
22
Increased
82
Reduced
114
Closed
32
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SB
76
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$28.9M -$1.11M -5 -4%
SOMRS
77
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$25.2M
LIM
78
Lagoda Investment Management
New York
$25.2M +$221K +1 +0.9%
Toronto Dominion Bank
79
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$24.9M -$2.21M -10 -8%
GAI
80
General American Investors
New York
$23.9M
IR
81
IAT Reinsurance
New York
$23.1M
SW
82
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$22M
Commonwealth Equity Services
83
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$21.5M
CGT
84
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$21.3M -$221K -1 -1%
BC
85
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$20.9M -$221K -1 -1%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
86
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$20.7M
LNWWM
87
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$20.7M
HK
88
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$20.4M -$663K -3 -3%
VAM
89
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
$19.6M
MFAM
90
Motley Fool Asset Management
Virginia
$19.4M
SAIG
91
Semper Augustus Investments Group
Colorado
$18.7M
LWCA
92
Locust Wood Capital Advisers
New York
$18.1M
V
93
Veritable
Delaware
$17.6M +$442K +2 +3%
William Blair & Company
94
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$17.4M -$221K -1 -1%
Goldman Sachs
95
Goldman Sachs
New York
$16.3M +$884K +4 +6%
DAM
96
Davis Asset Management
California
$16.1M
FDCC
97
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$15.9M
SAM
98
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$15.4M +$2.21M +10 +16%
CA
99
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$15.2M +$4.64M +21 +43%
BMO
100
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$15M

BRK.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

754 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $32.4B — down 5.5% from $34.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of BRK.A and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 114 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.

The largest buyer was Cambridge Advisors, adding an estimated $5.32B. The largest seller was Northside Capital Management, cutting an estimated $505M.

  • 754 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A) as of Q1 2015, down from 768 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $32.4B of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock for Q1 2015, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class A positions in Q1 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A buyer in Q1 2015 was Cambridge Advisors, an estimated $5.32B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class A seller in Q1 2015 was Northside Capital Management, an estimated $505M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.